comfortableness

American  

[kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl-nis, kuhmf-ter-buhl-nis] / ˈkʌm fər tə bəl nɪs, ˈkʌmf tər bəl nɪs /

Also comfortability

noun

1. the quality of being comfortable or of affording ease or comfort, whether physical or emotional.

   These pants are made of smooth pure cotton for optimum comfortableness and movability.

   In the film, the conversation about sexuality took place in such a non-shaming way—I loved the comfortableness between the girl and her mother.

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Etymology

Origin of comfortableness

comfortable ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

comfortableness

I think there’s a range of comfortableness in a voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

"But that comfortableness gets tested on Friday morning."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

The governor said provisions in the criminal code on this issue had been altered from an earlier, stricter version so "would provide a better guarantee of everyone's privacy and comfortableness."

From Reuters ● Dec. 12, 2022

“And then years later I saw him and I was immediately blown away by his poise, his comfortableness with the crowd. If it got a little silent, he’d just stay with what he was doing.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2020

Then all I got out of his enormous comfortableness was: 'Yes, that's a very long step to take.'

From Twilight in Italy by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)